Angelica Dizon & Carla J. Moschella – In Detail

• Are you curious as to why patients with respiratory arrest experience anxiety up to 8 hours before their decompensation?
• Is it difficult to explain how certain drugs can cause kidney dysfunction?
• Are you confused about the normal inflammatory reaction process?
• Are you unable to express your opinion with confidence? “whys” to patients and families — why this medication, why that test, why those symptoms?

• You can communicate more effectively with doctors and other peers.
• You’ll feel more confident.
• Safer and more effective care

• Patients suffering from respiratory arrest frequently complain of anxiety up to eight hours before they begin to feel better.
• When your patient is having trouble breathing, pulse oximetry can be normal.
• What does it mean to have abnormal sounds in your breath?

It is possible to have trouble explaining to patients the effects of a pulmonary embolism on lung function and why some asthmatics can experience hypoxic-like symptoms. You can get help from a mentor to make it easy for them to understand.

We learned our anatomy, pathophysiology, and physiology in school. Our primary focus was on passing the class. We learned, we memorized, but quickly forgot.

Understanding the fundamental concepts of pathophysiology, physiology, lung anatomy and physiology will enable you to identify and treat patient complications quicker and more efficiently.

• What does serum osmolality translate into for your patient?
• How to prevent electrolyte disorder?
• How can drugs and IV dye impact renal function?

Like many healthcare professionals, fluids and electrolytes can be daunting. You might also find concepts such as osmolality and renal function confusing. But, wait…now there’s hope!

In The Kidneys Detail Carla J. Moschella, MS, PA-C, RDN, will explain the complexities of fluids and electrolytes to you in terms you can understand. He also gives practical ways you can use the information at your bedside with your next patient.

You may have trouble explaining to patients why potassium levels are low on the third day, how certain drugs can cause kidney dysfunction, and why you must measure intake and output. A mentor can help you get back to basics.

Are you able to care for patients with:

• Cardiac disorders?
• What are the symptoms of respiratory problems?
• Gastrointestinal disorders?
• Are there neurological disorders?
• Infection, cancer, and immunosuppression

Inflammation is responsible in many of the diseases that we treat. It is the body’s primary defense against injury and healing. In To provide exceptional care to your patients, it is important that you understand the inflammatory response.

Although the inflammatory response can be complex, it can be broken down into three main events: 1) vasodilation; 2) capillarypermeability; and 3) clotting. These events are responsible for many conditions, such as septic shock (ARDS), atherosclerosis and others. But, the lack of a response can be just as devastating — exposing the body to a myriad of deadly infections.

By learning the anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology inflammatory and immune reactions, you can learn how to manage patients suffering from inflammation.

If you’ve had trouble with these concepts in the past, then this is the program for you! You will get the detail you need — explained at a level that you will fully understand.

ANGELICA F. DIZON MD BSN MBA-HCM, RN

Angelica F. Dizon She is both a doctor of medicine as well as a registered nurse. With over 20 years of experience in clinical and academic teaching, primarily in hospitals, she is an expert in this field. Angelica Her work in the medical field has been widely recognized. She has also worked in skilled nursing and home health care. More recently, she’s serving as the director of clinical services in one of the leading home healthcare agencies in Maryland.

She has unique perspectives on the importance and value of an in-depth understanding from her many experiences.-To provide the best possible patient care and disease management, we must have a deep understanding of pathophysiology. Angelica Excels at simplifying complex topics “plain English”. This skill, combined with her vast medical and nursing experiences, ensure a highly informative and enjoyable day — for an interdisciplinary audience.

Disclosures to Speakers:
Financial: Angelica F. Dizon Radians College faculty member. PESI Inc. awards her a speaking honorarium
Nonfinancial: Angelica F. Dizon There are no other relevant financial relationships that he can disclose.

CARLA J. MOSCHELLA MS, PA-C, RDN

Carla J. Moschella A registered dietitian and physician assistant, she has over 25 years’ experience in the fields of internal medicine, gastroenterology, internal medicine and other related areas. She holds a Master of Science degree (Medical Dietetics) from Framingham State College and a Physician Associate Certificate (Medical Medicine) from Yale University School of Medicine. For many years, she was employed as a Tufts Medical Center physician assistant in nephrology. In In this capacity, she was able to manage patients with chronic kidney disease in all stages, including those undergoing evaluations for a transplant or those who had already received one.

Carla has lectured at many national and state conferences on kidney disease, including at the National Kidney Foundation’s annual meetings, at the physician assistant’s national conference in New Orleans, and at several physician assistant state associations, including Arizona, Maine, Massachusetts, and Vermont. She is also the author of the Lange Q chapter on nephrology.&McGraw Medical Publishing Company, Inc.-Hill, the PA text to prepare for the national certification and recertifying exams. She authored an article on the National Kidney Foundation’s practice guidelines for chronic kidney disease in the Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants, and she co-Author of the article, “Interaction between cyclosporin A and Hypericum perforatum (St. John’s wort) following organ transplantation” In the American Journal of Kidney Diseases. Carla Pi Alpha, a national honor society of physician assistants, and Alpha Eta is a national honor society to allied health professionals.

Speaker Disclosures
Financial: Carla Moschella An employment relationship with Logistics Health Inc. She is eligible for a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc.
Non-financial: Carla Moschella Does not have any relevant nonfinancial relationships to disclose.